Orbost & District Historical Society
petticoat, Cowell, Alice, 1914
... petticoat costume female-underwear handcrafts dress-making...This item is an example of a handcrafted item and reflects the needlework skills of women in the first half of the 20th century. petticoat costume female-underwear handcrafts dress-making A white machine-made petticoat with hand embroidery and pink ribbon threaded around middle. ...
Handmade by Alice Cowell as an entry for the annual Bombala (southern New South Wales) Show.This item is an example of a handcrafted item and reflects the needlework skills of women in the first half of the 20th century.A white machine-made petticoat with hand embroidery and pink ribbon threaded around middle. It has broderie anglaise along scalloped edge and comes with a blue certificate for First prize at the Bombala Annual Show.petticoat costume female-underwear handcrafts dress-making
